Lower Gornal & The Straits
Dudley · West Midlands · population 9,093 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,384 of 6,856 in England
- #299 of 736 in West Midlands
- #20 of 43 in Dudley
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 15% · Professional 15% · Administrative 12%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 15% |
| Professional | 15% |
| Administrative | 12% |
| Associate professional | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Process & plant | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 59% · No religion 35% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 2%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Lower Gornal & The Straits sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,384 of 6,856 in England, and #20 of 43 in Dudley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (77) and lowest on Education (28). Typical homes here, about £272,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 115 sales), 13% above the wider Dudley median of £241,250. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,774 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £33,328 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 60 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £272,500 | 115 | +13.5% | +32.9% |
| Detached | £338,000 | 37 | +4.0% | +12.9% |
| Semi-detached | £257,000 | 61 | +9.4% | +27.2% |
| Terraced | £225,000 | 14 | +5.9% | +75.8% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #1,774 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #2,901 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 215 |
| Theft | 116 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Vehicle crime | 55 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 59 |
| Public order & weapons | 49 |
| Drugs | 12 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 12 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 46 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Dudley
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Shepton MalletSomerset51£267,500
- Barnard Castle & Upper TeesdaleCounty Durham51£250,000
- Warden HillLuton51£330,000
- Retford NorthBassetlaw51£200,000
- Hertford WestEast Hertfordshire51£427,000
- Charlton SlopesGreenwich51£600,000